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You must understand that to be a sabra - a native Israeli - is to be born with a cell ‘phone ear-attachment.

On Wednesday, the senior of the two guys who delivered our stylish new office furniture manoeuvred heavy, cumbersome parcels from their wagon, into the lift and even up several flights of stairs without once pausing his grunted flow of tele-chat. He broke off only to supervise his mate and then to sweep up our payment with barely a nod of thanks.